On The Pegs February 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 2 | Page 74

On The Pegs
starts and that made a big difference. I wasn’t
always the fastest on the track, but I was con-
sistently hitting my lines every lap, which was
making things count. Looking at my results
as a whole, I’ve improved each time. Fourth
in Poland, third in Germany and now second
tonight, that gives me a lot of confidence
heading into the next round.”
Hoping to build on the winning result he
earned last time out in Germany, Red Bull
KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak didn’t have the night
he hoped for in Spain. Never quite getting
his best out of the technical course, numer-
ous uncharacteristic mistakes hampered his
progress.
After a strong ride to second in the opening
race, his momentum unraveled in race two. A
poor start forced him off the preferred racing
line on numerous occasions as he battled his
way forward, resulting in some costly crash-
es. Placing a close fourth, he recovered in
race three for third and with it secured third
overall on the night.
“The track was the real decider tonight,”
said Blazusiak. “It either worked for you or it
tripped you up. Unfortunately, for the major-
ity of the time it got the better of me. I felt
like after practice I had it figured out and in
race one I managed to get it right. You need-
ed to let it come to you - in a way ride slow to
go faster. In race two things sort of came un-
done and I made too many strange mistakes.
It was the same in race three, too. But I’m ex-
perienced enough not to dwell on it. There’s
a lot of racing left to go in this championship
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